Q: Is 233,920 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 233,920 is a composite number.

Why is 233,920 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 233,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 32 34 40 43 64 68 80 85 86 136 160 170 172 215 272 320 340 344 430 544 680 688 731 860 1,088 1,360 1,376 1,462 1,720 2,720 2,752 2,924 3,440 3,655 5,440 5,848 6,880 7,310 11,696 13,760 14,620 23,392 29,240 46,784 58,480 116,960 and 233,920, with no remainder.

Since 233,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 233,920, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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